Housed within the Sunderland Marriott Hotel, close to the city centre and overlooking Whitburn Sands, the Promenade Restaurant offers spectacular sea views and fine international cuisine. The restaurant's stylish interior is decorated in bold colours with contemporary touches, lending the room a chic relaxed ambience enhanced by the high standards of service.

Diners could start with parsnip and apple soup, prawn cocktail or wild mushrooms with toasted brioche and cream sauce. To follow there might be braised short ribs with garlic mash, pan-fried chicken with garlic mushrooms and fries, or gnocchi with roast vegetables, olives and tomato reduction. A Marriot burger or a 10oz sirloin or flat iron steaks could satisfy meat lovers, served with a choice of peppercorn, béarnaise or Café de Paris butter. Desserts continue in the same impressive vein with choices like deep-filled New York cheesecake with caramel sauce and sticky toffee pudding with clotted cream.